Although he wasn’t happy at being three wide, driver Mark Hurrell secured what proved to be the winning run for Beach Day, (Sunshine Beach) duly winning the $40,000 Group Three Kubala Seeds Champagne Stakes at Wyndham today. Hurrell got onto the back of an improving Just Like Jagger and she gave Beach Day cover for […]
Southland trained mare Beach Day’s (Sunshine Beach) win in the $50,000 Listed Rico Lodge Uncut Gems Mares’ Classic was trainer Greg Hunter’s first winner at Addington and his biggest in a harness racing career that spans thirty years. The five year old mare is also the first horse the former Wyndham now Kennington based trainer […]
Kennington harness racing trainer Greg Hunter in the thirty years he’s been training, has never raced a horse at Addington. But that’s about to change. On Friday night Beach Day (Sunshine Beach) will don the Hunter colours in the last race at Addington and will hopefully do the southern horseman proud. “There’s nothing for her […]
The Southland harness racing community celebrated its successes and achievements for the 2024 season last evening in Invercargill. Captains Mistress (Captaintreacherous) was named Regent Car Courts Southland Horse of the Year. Captains Mistress won four of her eight starts for stakes of $209,515. Owned by Mick Boots and trained By Nathan Williamson, Captains Mistress’s wins […]
Kennington harness racing trainer Greg Hunter takes three pacers to the Invercargill HRC meeting at Ascot Park tomorrow. First Light (Sportswriter) kicks off his day in Race Four. She’s been in great form this preparation and get a nice draw at four to utilise her good gate speed. First Light is out of Twilight Franco […]